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Criminal Justice

    Baltimore teen charged with murder in shooting of 8-year-old brother he was babysitting
    Authorities allege 18-year-old Devin Wilson fired a shotgun and killed his 8-year-old brother last month while babysitting him in West Baltimore.
    Breaking News alert
    Before shooting Donnell Rochester, officer went in front of car against training: report
    The Maryland Office of the Attorney General's Independent Investigations Division included its finding and legal analysis in the report, which is dated on Aug. 3, 2022.
    A Baltimore Police car and crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
    Judge denies Marilyn Mosby’s request to have trial moved out of Baltimore to Greenbelt
    “Notoriety alone” is not enough to justify transferring the venue, judge says.
    Former Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby arrives in court flanked by her attorney, A. Scott Bolden, left, and husband, City Council President Nick Mosby.
    Man pleads guilty in stabbing death of beloved East Baltimore church volunteer
    Manzie Smith, 63, of Greenmount West, stabbed Evelyn Player about 38 times inside Southern Baptist Church in Broadway East on Nov. 16, 2021.
    The picture is of the victim in the case, Evelyn Player, 69, of Baltimore. Caption (if we need to go into detail): "Evelyn Player, a volunteer at Southern Baptist Church in Baltimore, was fatally stabbed on Nov. 16, 2021. She was 69."
    Two years later, questions linger and justice remains elusive in slaying of anti-violence worker Dante Barksdale
    The anti-violence worker was gunned down in Douglass Homes on Jan. 17, 2021. The primary suspect was acquitted at trial, and police say they aren't taking any additional investigative steps.
    "The Dante Way" at the corner of N. Caroline St and E. Fayette St. named for Dante Barksdale.
    Another death tied to Baltimore Central Booking as troubles mount at state-run jail
    Family members of 37-year-old Chase Williams said he was found unresponsive somewhere in the facility on Tuesday, about two hours after he was booked into it.
    Chase M. Williams, 37, pictured shortly after his release from prison in December, was found dead at the Baltimore Central Booking and Intake Center on January 10. His sister, Nya Williams, described the death as suspicious. (Photo courtesy of the Williams family).
    Former state Del. Impallaria pleads guilty to misconduct charge
    Following restitution and community service, former politician’s case could be converted to probation before judgement.
    Del. Rick Impallaria
    He spent a decade on death row. Now John Huffington’s name is cleared, thanks to a pardon.
    Republican Gov. Larry Hogan pardoned Huffington, who was wrongfully convicted of the 1981 double murder of Diana Becker and Joe Hudson in Harford County.
    John Huffington, left, and Ropes & Gray partner Chong S. Park speak at a news conference on Nov. 9, 2021.
    Keith Davis Jr. timeline: What he was accused of and how it played out
    Davis' case became a rallying cry for social justice activists in Baltimore.
    Keith Davis Jr.
    Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office drops controversial murder case against Keith Davis Jr.
    Davis, 31, of Reisterstown, has always maintained that he did not shoot and kill Kevin Jones, a security guard at Pimlico Race Course, on June 7, 2015.
    Keith Davis Jr. and his wife, Kelly Davis, are pictured in this undated photo.
    Handcuffs aren’t the answer when a 12-year-old brings a gun to school
    A 12-old-boy brought a gun to school the other day. Anne Arundel police don’t like that reforms passed last year prevented them from hauling this kid away in handcuffs.
    Anne Arundel County Police say a 12-year-old brought this handgun to school on Jan. 5. A day later, a 6-year-old brought a gun to school in Virginia and shot a teacher.
    Baltimore state’s attorney declines to charge police officers in deadly shooting of Donnell Rochester
    Rochester, 18, of Odenton, was shot and killed on Feb. 19, 2022.
    A family photo of Donnell Rochester.
    Complaints against Baltimore police officers grow as new accountability board takes shape
    Baltimore will be one of the last police accountability boards in the state to get up and running.
    People around table with Mayor Brandon Scott and Senator Jill Carter
    Baltimore Police detective accused of using excessive force is found not guilty
    Baltimore Police Detective Charles Baugher is a more than 13-year veteran.
    6/28/22—the exterior of the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Courthouse.
    Baltimore judge sets two-week trial in July for murder case against teen squeegee worker
    During a hearing Tuesday, the teen's defense attorneys expressed frustration that prosecutors repeatedly sought to postpone the proceedings.
    Police respond to Conway and Light Streets for a possible shooting.
    Redo of hearing would ‘wreak havoc on our criminal justice system,’ Adnan Syed’s attorney argues
    Assistant Public Defender Erica Suter argues that the case is moot because the state dropped all charges against her client.
    Center, Adnan Syed is escorted out of the courthouse after Baltimore J
udge Melissa Phinn threw out Adnan Syed's murder conviction in light of new evidence that someone else could have strangled Hae Min Lee, ordered the release of  Syed.
    Liz and Linda’s wait for justice: A 50-year fight against a child rapist and the nun they say enabled him
    It's been a half century since Liz Murphy and Linda Malat Tiburzi were raped and tortured by their teacher at the Catholic Community Middle School in South Baltimore. Yet their quest for justice is not over.
    Liz Murphy and Linda Malat Tiburzi have been seeking justice for almost 30 years. The women were children when they were molested by John Merzbacher, a former teacher at Catholic Community School of Baltimore, who is serving four life sentences.
    Report critical of state police for man’s Eastern Shore jail cell overdose death, response
    State investigators’ report discusses potential for criminal charges, including reckless endangerment and misconduct in office.
    Breaking News alert
    Two students shot near Benjamin Franklin High School
    Two people were shot near Benjamin Franklin High School in Curtis Bay
    Shooting at Benjamin Franklin High School is the second school shooting during the first week of 2023.
    Sean Suiter case: No wrongdoing found in probe involving phones removed from evidence control
    The investigation had been cited in 2019 by the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office as a reason why the Suiter case remained open at that time, about two years after his fatal shooting.
    BALTIMORE - Mourners gather for the funeral of Baltimore Police Detective Sean Suiter on November 29, 2017 in Baltimore. Suiter, a detective in the homicide unit, was shot and killed on November 15, 2017 while investigating a case in West Baltimore.
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